Planica 1938 was a ski flying study week, allowed only in study purposes, with main competition held on 16 March 1938 in Planica, Drava Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Schedule Date Event RoundsLongest jump of the dayVisitors15 March 1938 Official training 4 107 metres (351 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A16 March 1938 Competition 5 104 metres (341 ft) by Josef Bradl N/A
Competition On 15 March 1938, official training day was held with five competitors from three countries: Austria, Yugoslavia and Nazi Germany. Josef Bradl set another world record in last 4th round at 107 metres (351 ft).
On 16 March 1938, ski flying study competition was on schedule with only four jumpers on start, each with five jumps. After two years, Josef Bradl won the competition again. Novšak didn't jump due to injury.
Official training 15 March 1938 – 14:00 PM – chronological order not available Bib Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4N/A Hans Wiedemann 84 m 96 m — — Paul Schneidenbach 62 m 75 m — — Walter Delle Karth 72 m 81 m — — Albin Novšak 72 m 79 m 85 m — Josef Bradl 83 m 95 m 100 m 107 m World record! Fall or touch!
Official results
Ski Flying Study competition 16 March 1938 – Five rounds – the best jump counted Rank Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 51 Josef Bradl 90 m 98 m 102 m 100 m 104 m2 Hans Wiedemann 84 m 95 m 98 m 95 m 99 m3 Walter Delle Karth 77 m 80 m 88 m 90 m 89 m4 Paul Schneidenbach 75 m 80 m 80 m 80 m 89 m
Ski flying world record DateNameCountryMetresFeet15 March 1938 Josef Bradl 107351
Note On 12 March 1938, just a couple of days before the competition, Austria was officially annexed and joined with Nazi Germany. However, both Austrian ski jumpers (Josef Bradl, Walter Delle Karth) still performed under the flag of Austria.
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